2) The Condenser fan relay is bad. New condensers have a relay they turn the motor on and off when the system starts and turns off. The cost to replace a condenser fan relay can range from $175 to $275 the cost depends more on the make and model of the unit and the contractor installing the part.
DuPont Cuts 2016 R&D Budget Ahead Of Merger With Dow Chemical. Continuing to pare research and development, DuPont plans to cut its spending on R&D in 2016 to between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, a roughly 10% decline from the $1.9 billion the firm devoted to research in 2015. DuPont revealed the budget cut while announcing a decline in fourth-quarter sales and earnings. The reduction will take the firmâs R&D spending to roughly the same amount it spent in 2010.
The business expected to make each final product for $200 in direct materials cost by using 10 units of materials at $20 per unit. But it actually spent an extra $5 to purchase every unit of materials and used 12 units for making each final product, resulting in a price differential of $60.tep 2. Calculate direct material price variance. As actual direct materials costs become known when a purchase has been completed, a business will compare the difference between actual and standard cost by calculating the direct materials price variance.